David Esslemont

Making books – and chili

The 2012 Victor & Carolyn Hammer Lecture.

Sponsored by The King Library Press,

University of Kentucky, Lexington

Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 7:00 p.m.

The Great Hall, Margaret I. King Library

... Free & Open to All

For further information contact klijdb@uky.edu or call (859) 257-8408

British artist David Esslemont has been making books for over forty years. In this short and entertaining presentation he describes some of the highlights and traces the heritage and tradition of making fine books and printing of which he is now a part. And, chili? – because his latest book is Chili: a pictoral recipe in woodcuts! Watch the video trailer for the book here

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Chili title page

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